How Is a Man Supposed to Be a Man? - Male Childlessness a Life Course Disrupted

The global trend of declining fertility rates and an increasingly ageing population has serious implications for individuals and institutions alike. Childless men are mostly excluded from ageing, social science and reproduction scholarship and almost completely absent from most national statistics. This unique book examines the lived experiences of a hidden and disenfranchised population: men who wanted to be fathers. It explores the complex intersections that influence childlessness over the life course.

About the author

Robin A Hadley is an independent research consultant who has conducted research with the Open University and Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) where he is an associate lecturer.

Product details

• Authors: Robin A Hadley
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.11.2023
• EAN: 9781805391296
• ISBN: 978-1-80539-129-6
• No. of pages: 394
• Series: Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural anthropology, Human biology, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, Medical Anthropology, Gender Studies and Sexuality; Anthropology (General)